klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    klone replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    I would LOVE to quit nursing and become a pastry chef.
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    Nurse shift manager?

    klone replied to Ohamm's topic in Nurse Management

    I do, actually. It's different from what I'm used to (which is more long-range planning, quality initiatives, budget). But I enjoy the multi-tasking, busyness, and generally keeping plates spinning in...
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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    klone replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to fault them if that's what they feel they need to do to have a successful shift. But IMO, it points to lack of support from leadership. I would wonder what is going on that the nurses...
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    Nurse shift manager?

    klone replied to Ohamm's topic in Nurse Management

    Because I got tired of working 60-hour weeks, being called in the middle of the night, having to come in on weekends, and basically just being on 24/7. I'm now doing interim leadership work, making...
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    Nurse shift manager?

    klone replied to Ohamm's topic in Nurse Management

    Right now I'm doing interim work as a "shift manager" - I'm guessing it's a combination of charge nurse and house supervisor. In charge of staffing and throughput and general trouble-shooting and...
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    Blending Pediatrics with postpartum

    klone replied to rachael72's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of information are you
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    A Question about GTPAL (Pregnancy Codes).

    klone replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just got done working 12 hours. Don't make me think. Sometimes the GTPAL numbers don't explain the whole story by themselves, and you have to provide additional clarification. That's
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    EFM Interpretation Help

    klone replied to Gingerpsych's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would call that a prolonged late. it’s late because the nadir of the decel occurs after the peak of the contraction, and its prolonged because it lasts more than 2
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    A Question about GTPAL (Pregnancy Codes).

    klone replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Respectfully, that is incorrect. When you're using GTPAL (rather than just G P) the twin pregnancy is ONLY reflected in the L. The G, T, P, and A are "pregnancy events," not number of
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    What does Mal Practice insurance actually do?

    klone replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in Canada so I'm not familiar with all your acronyms. If you go to a malpractice insurance carrier's website, it will often say what they offer. Generally speaking, if you're sued, they...
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    "My Nurse"

    klone replied to Appleofmyeye's topic in General Nursing

    I say that to refer to the nurses who work in my department (to differentiate from nurses that work in a different department). No offense is
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    Have Not Worked Since Graduating Nursing School

    klone replied to OrchidLoveYIZ312's topic in General Nursing

    Your mistake was mentioning the child in the first interview. However, I feel like the best thing NOW to explain your long time off is to say "I had a high risk pregnancy and decided to take that time...
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    My Visit to China: Could This Be A Reason Why Coronavirus Started There?

    klone replied to Gadsale's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Um...I use the word "disingenuous" in real life. Maybe you need to hang out with smarter
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    My Visit to China: Could This Be A Reason Why Coronavirus Started There?

    klone replied to Gadsale's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's just intellectual
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    My Visit to China: Could This Be A Reason Why Coronavirus Started There?

    klone replied to Gadsale's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And really, it comes down to this. But the whole article was written from a Eurocentric lens. That's the
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    Washington State Licensing

    klone replied to Novicenursing's topic in General Nursing

    I just called them because I realized it's been almost 2 months since my check cleared - they said they mailed out the packet with my fingerprint card on 12/20. So they're resending
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    Washington State Licensing

    klone replied to Novicenursing's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, haven't even gotten that
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    "Do Not Rehire" list?

    klone replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    The only way to know for sure is to ask an HR person at the
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    Too many degrees from one school?

    klone replied to Molemedic's topic in General Nursing

    I have my BSN and MSN from WGU and feel a bit odd about it, but it hasn't hindered my career. If I were to get a third degree, I would absolutely look to a different university. There is a term for...
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    Washington State Licensing

    klone replied to Novicenursing's topic in General Nursing

    I've been waiting for over 2 months. I got my temporary after about 6 weeks, but my permanent is still pending. Oddly, I've found Washington endorsement to be more challenging and time-consuming than...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People seem to be losing sight of the situation in the OP. He was told that not only do they not hire male RNs into OB, but they also don't hire them into the NICU. Talk about disliking male RNs in...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Again, could you imagine if residency programs forbade male MDs from going into OB/Gyn
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would like to see the data as well. It sounds like the statement "Male L&D nurses decrease client satisfaction and lead to unhappy birth experiences" was pulled out of someone's butt, to be...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SilverNova, You REALLY need to edit your posts, because nobody has any idea what is quoted, and what are your words. I've skipped all of your posts in this thread because I have no idea what you're...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What you said: Most women, if asked, probably do have a preference for women. And I responded: in my experience, that is not true at all. Most women do not, in fact, have a preference, and just want...